BBS's

From: Seth <sethm_at_loomcom.com>
Date: Fri Nov 17 03:02:58 2000

On Fri, Nov 17, 2000 at 06:35:21PM +1030, Geoff Roberts wrote:
> If you just want a dialup thingy for those in your area, probably ok, if
> you have people close enough not to mind the 30c per local call.

Ah, I keep forgetting how lucky we Yanks are to live in the United
States -- at least, in terms of telecommunications costs. Local calls
here are invariably free of charge, included in a flat monthly fee
for telephone service. Only long-distance requires a per-minute or
per-call fee.

> > I mean, it's just all in fun. It's not like we'd be denying people
> > their rights if they couldn't afford the long distance charges.
> Tough.
>
> Even tougher if they can't afford the transoceanic ones? ;^)

Yup ;) Not my problem. View it as a perfect opportunity to
form an ARCH RIVAL to RetroNET. Call it... AuNET or something.
We can have vicious flamewars about whose is better, and eventually
form a backbone cabal.

> > But... but... UUCP is
> > half the fun!!
>
> Perhaps, but not across the ocean at 2400 baud.

You're simply not being adventurous enough ;)

Next Up: Tin-Can-and-Two-Strings-Net, dammit! BWAHAHAHA!

> Cheers

-Seth
Received on Fri Nov 17 2000 - 03:02:58 GMT